Prep Baseball Report

TPG Underclass: VALD Run & Jump Leaders


Brandon Hall
NC / Mid-ATL Director of Scouting

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Prep Baseball was at McCrary Park in Asheboro, NC on Saturday November 2nd and Sunday November 3rd for the Fall Top Prospect Games.  Saturday featured the Underclass event, with players from the 2027 and 2028 classes.  Sunday the 2025 and 2026 grads participated in the Upperclass event.  Designed for top uncommitted players in North Carolina, there was plenty of talent on hand for each day of the event.

Players opened their day with body measurements, grip strength testing, jump tests, and their offensive workout.  Defensive workouts were next, with players working out at the positions of their choice, giving scouts a chance to see their movement, arm action, arm strength, and feel for the glove. Players followed their defensive testing with a laser timed 60 yard dash.  VALD Performance lasers were used to capture the 60 time, plus a 10yd and 30yd split.  

Following the workout, players took part in a controlled scrimmage with pitchers facing live hitters.  As the game concluded a "machine" scrimmage gave the hitters more at-bats and position players a ton of defensive reps.  Prep Baseball scouts were on hand and will be reporting on player performance throughout November, and into the spring season.

The roster from the Top Prospect Games: Underclass and all of the stats can be seen HERE.

The roster from the Top Prospect Games: Upperclass and all of the stats can be seen HERE.

Below we dive into the players, numbers, and analytics from the Saturday event, the Top Prospect Games: Underclass.

Top Prospect Games: Underclass - VALD Athletic Metrics

Laser Timed 60 Yard

60 Yard Splits

While running the 60, lasers were set up at the 10yd and 30yd intervals to get splits.  Along with the 10yd and 30yd splits, taken from the start of each runner, we have added splits from the 10yd to the 30yd and the 30yd marker to the 60yd finish.  Each of these splits see thr runner at full speed as they trip the start wire.  

10 Yard Split

Rank   Name State School Class Pos. 10-yd.
1 Carter Huff NC Reagan 2027 SS 1.69
2 Jaylen Witherspoon NC West Forsyth 2027 OF 1.70
3 Brandon Bush NC Hoggard 2027 OF 1.72
4 Banks Woody NC North Raleigh Christian 2027 C 1.73
5 Cash Rowney NC Roxboro Community 2028 OF 1.73

30-YARD Split

Rank   Name State School Class Pos. 30-yd.
1 Carter Huff NC Reagan 2027 SS 3.89
2 Harrison Mears NC South Brunswick 2027 C 3.89
3 Brandon Bush NC Hoggard 2027 OF 3.94
4 Jaylen Witherspoon NC West Forsyth 2027 OF 3.99
5 Banks Woody NC North Raleigh Christian 2027 C 3.99
6 Thad Parker NC Cleveland 2027 SS 3.99

10-Yard to 30-Yard Split

Rank   Name State School Class Pos. 10yd - 30yd.
1 Harrison Mears NC Hoggard 2027 C 2.15
2 Thad Parker NC Cleveland 2027 SS 2.19
3 Carter Huff NC Reagan 2027 SS 2.20
4 Brandon Bush NC Hoggard 2027 OF 2.22
5 Chace Blackmon NC Ambassador Christian 2027 OF 2.24
6 Hunter Kisse NC Wake Forest 2027 OF 2.24
7 Henry Tutera NC Christ 2028 OF 2.24

30-Yard to 60-Yard Split

Rank   Name State School Class Pos. 30yd - 60yd.
1 Carter Huff NC Reagan 2027 SS 3.07
2 Harrison Mears NC South Brunswick 2027 C 3.07
3 Henry Tutera NC Christ 2028 OF 3.09
4 Brandon Bush NC Hoggard 2027 OF 3.09
5 Jaylen Witherspoon NC West Forsyth 2027 OF 3.14

Vertical Jump

Each player had the opportunity to measure their vertical jump, working to jump as high as they can on the VALD jump mat.  Each player recorded 3 jump heights.  Below are the top jumpers.

Rank   Name State School Class Pos. Vert (in)
1 Hunter Kisse NC Wake Forest 2027 OF 27.4
2 Thad Parker  NC Cleveland 2027 SS 26.3
3 Chace Blackmon NC Ambassador Christian 2027 OF 26.2
4 Carter Huff NC Reagan 2027 SS 26.0
5 Benjamin Bernard NC Green Level 2027 2B 25.7

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